Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi there, some of you may think its crazy, but I completed my first time trail event since my op, it was a 17 mileroute and finshed about 6 minutes below my normal time, but have to say I felt great. Cant wait till the next one in 2 weeks time. Swelling has reduced, but my lower lip is still huge, b...

Hi there, managed to get out on my road bike today and completed about 20 miles of a hilly route, felt great to be out on the bike and also feeling normal! I get pretty fed up having to take it easy!

Mary, it will start to go down now, I felt pretty down for the first couple of days and questioned what have I done! But it really does improve, and just being able to clean your nose improves things, just be grateful you dont have to shave. Yes I found my neck was sore, but again it will be getting...

Hi there, Sounds like you are doing just fine, keep thinking positive thoughts ok.

Hi there, I have been eating salad but very finely chopped up, with lots of mayo, balsamic viniger and humas, I am enjoying it. Yesterday I had a roast dinner, and chopped up small it was fine with lots of gravy. Chewing lip, bit of a nightmare, once side has gone down, Iwill try eating in front of ...

Yes I have been chewing some foods, had an apple yesterday cut into thin slices, took me about 40 mins to eat. But I must stop this as this is how I noticed my lower lip swelling because it looks like I have been biting/nipping at it. Today I have been eating very finely chopped food, and not a prob...

Hi there, thank you both, I went out for a short bike ride along a quiet lane today, felt so much better being on the bike rather than worrying about riding the thing! Will take it easy, I know in the past I have run before I can walk. This op has knocked me for six, but each day getting better, I h...

Hi there, I am 16 days post op, really feeling good, am a keen cyclist that normally gets between 50 to 130 km's a week. Not sure when to start getting in some short rides, what are other peoples experiance? My lower jaw is still numb and gets really cold when out walking, this is putting me off get...

Hi there, I am on day 10, after top jaw forward, and bottom one inwards! Its been a huge hill to climb, the first five days were horrible, the swelling and dribbling drove me mad, but now can feel the benefits, swelling still going down, but at a much slower rate. Am seeing the dentist on Tuesday to...

Bitewonder covered everything, I had duel Jaw surgery last week in Hereford, UK, the worst part was the sickness afer each attempt to drink fluids, but was given medication to stop this. I made the mistake of staying 2 nights in hospital, I was moved from the accute ward to day ward, and it was Frid...

Hi there Well I thought I was doing ok, until about 3 years ago my dentist said, how and earth do you eat? From then on I was refered to a chap in Hereford, uk. I had sarpe, uncomfortable at the time but made such a difference, but as for breathing I cant say, only last week I had duel Jaw Surgery a...

Well, the gap in my front teeth widened to 8mm, but now has reduced to 3 mm which has improved my speech no end. Cant wait to have the expander thing removed in August, I am sure it will seem odd with out it in.

Hope everyone else is ok on the board.

Hi all 3 weeks since my SARPS opp and am starting to eat with more confidence, and getting back to normal food, I have lossed several pounds since having the expander fitted. Went to see my consultant last week and all ok, I stopped expanding yesterday but have to keep the expander on now till Augus...

Hi there. Went for a chek up today and all is fine, have another week of expanding and then to stop, have another appointment in 7 weeks time. Have a largegap in my front teeth but have been told that when I stop cranking they will gradually return! As for my speech, that isntgood, but then you can ...

Hi there, I just discovered this website yesterday. I live in Wales and have been treated in Hereford which is just over the boarder in England I have an 7-8 mm underbite and wasnt concered about it until my new dentist enquired 'how do you eat?', one thing led to another and was refered to the near...